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CHRISTMAS AT THE MALL
Day after
Thanksgiving, at the mall, what is this I see…
Santas sledding in the
air and a tinseled Christmas tree,
a roly-poly Frosty,
red-nosed Rudolph with some elves,
glittery garlands,
balls and bows, bedazzling on the shelves?
The shops are alive
with music, “White Christmas,” “Jingle Bells;”
there are “ho, ho,
hos,” “let it snows” and cinnamony smells.
It certainly all seems
festive, so cheery and so bright,
but what oh what does it
have to do with that Holy night?
I cannot find a manger
scene, an angel or a star,
I do not see the
wisemen…wonder where the shepherds are.
I do not hear a carol or
the story of the birth
of Our Savior, Jesus
Christ, Who dwelled right here on Earth.
Many, it seems, have
cast aside the things that matter most.
By replacing them with
fairy-tales, the Treasure became lost.
My heart fills up with
sorrow, and I feel the need to prod
the waning faith of
restless souls who live apart from God.
We all need to
remember the virgin and the Child…
Revive, O Lord, the
rock of faith that’s been so long exiled.
Maude Carolan Pych
An Invitation
I've been invited back to be the featured poet at a special holiday event at the Ant Bookstore & Cafe, 345 Clifton Ave., Clifton, NJ, Saturday, December 19th, 7 p.m. It will be an evening of poetry, music and Christmas cookies...
Come join us!
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